safe maple syrup (free of peanut *and* soy)

(I posted this elsewhere, but figured that more people would see it here.)

Short form of this story: Shady Maple Organics syrup should be safe for the peanut and soy allergic. I emailed them and they tell me that they use safflower oil "to control foaming during the evaporation process."
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It would probably be a good idea to check with them periodically, but I think safflower oil is considered to be particularly healthy so I'm guessing that's why they use it.(some folks object to canola. and soy is likely to be genetically modified)

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Maple syrup generally makes my throat sting ever so slightly. I usually buy President's Choice maple syrup (because it is cheaper) but one day I happened to pick up Shady Grove organic maple syrup. It does not make my throat sting! (I'm wondering if President's Choice uses soy.) I contacted them...they say they don't add anything to their maple syrup, but I know that all maple syrup contains some sort of defoaming agent so I don't believe them.

[This message has been edited by LisaM (edited June 12, 2006).]

On Jul 16, 2006

Its interesting your post. I was intrigued by the title. I have never heard of adding anything to maple syrup! I am from the East Coast of Canada orginally and know many commerical sugar bush operators (we made our own on a smaller scale) and they didn't use an oil to control foam. I am going home again in two weeks, I am going to ask. If they don't use anything I'll post the brand name.

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Boy, you can never be too careful!

Thanks for posting.

Lorraine
Belle's Mum PN/TN

On Jul 16, 2006

Hi Lorraine,

Thanks for the note. I'd be interested in hearing about whether the maple syrup producers you know use a defoamer.

It's amazing what all goes into our food--I learned from another allergy message board that vitamin A that is added to milk and things also contains corn oil. Another person who is allergic to palm has to avoid vitamin A because of palmitate which apparently is from palm.

In my view, absolutely everything should be clearly spelled out on the list of ingredients!